Capabilities

MR&D has capabilities in wide range of composite design & analysis and component manufacturing projects:

Material Design
Fiber and Matrix Material Selection
Fabric, Multidirectional Woven and Braided Fiber Architectures

Component Design And Analysis
Static Stress Distributions (Linear and Nonlinear)
Natural Frequency and Dynamic Analyses (Time History and Spectral)
Heat Transfer Analyses (Steady-State and Transient Conduction, Convection, Radiation, and Conjugate Heat Transfer)

Test Design, Planning, On-site Support, Post-Test Data Correlation
Material Properties
Element, Subcomponent, Full-scale ground testing

Parts Manufacture
Achieved through judicious subcontracting

Artist's concept drawing of X-37 vehicle during re-entry from earth orbit

Successful static motor test firing of the CMC nozzle resulting from MR&D design analysis